Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-18
LIFE IN MIDSUMMER.
Sea Bathing at Home-Need of Com
Ianionship-Ihe Allspice of Life.

IRnionship-Ihe AllsPice of Life.
! Well, having got the women and the
children in the country, what is the bes'
thing for the man to d02
! To the man who is able 10 send his wife
! and children to the country. the convent
ences Of bathing are ordinarily accessible
/ Let him take a bottle of good size and put
into il an ounce of camphor, one of am
mouia and n cup of sea salt. There are
two ways Of getting sea salt You can &,
| TO the druggist and pay 81 for 100 pounds,
/ or YOU can 90 to the butchers and buy the
! same thing al forty cents Il bushel. the
only difference between the purchases he
/ ing that the druggist sends il home i'll Il
nice, pretty box, while the butcher very
! likely would send ii down in bag.
/ However fill the bottle with hot water,
/ let il staud until il Cu0ls buy fair sized
| sponge. When you get up in the morning
/ put in IA pint Of water, half a Cupful of
I this CunCot tiuu, well shaken. and sponge
| yourself thoroughly, and you will be
! amazed to see what q dirty creature you
! are. | know a man about my size who
went the other day to Il Turkish bath, was
r''bbcd and scrubbed and turned out with
1 .irHrent neatness, if not dispatch. On
/ +, ,... .ng an hour later he Spungcd himself
with my eau sedatif. and when he got
through the water was blackcr than his
boot. The ammonia cleaGses the skin, the
camphOr strengthens the nerves and the
sea salt freshens you up generally. As
hearty a breakfast as can be enjUyabiy
eaten should bc taken. and iced water very
sparingly indulged in. Then go TO work.
Take IA lunch.
No matter how light, put something in
your stomach. Avoid all manner Of
spirituouS drink, then go 10 work again.
Then cones the question of dinner or sup
per, rs your habit may be, and of the
evening.
New York is a famous resort.
There is no question about il. You can
get for comparatively small sum to any
one of a dozen places in from half an hour
TO an hour. Now whether the idea be TO
leave the town for Coney Island or to stay
a; home, the best plan is to go home, take
sponge eau sedatif bath, change your
clothing and then either eat Your meal at
home, or 90 down the bay for an outing.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander, and what applies to New York
is equally good for other large cities.
Always have companion.
don't know how il is with You. but !
find the best companionship, very often, is
myself. He must he cross grained
creature who can't get along with him
self. If you can't afford to take any one
with you, go alone, but try to find some
congenial friend, male or female as the
case may be, with whom You can talk
without argument, whose presence will
be a pleasure, whose example will lead
you into no entangling alliance or I'M
pleasant predicament. Go home early.
Go through the eau sedatif arrangement.
Wash your face thoroughly. Brush back
your hair, and above all things go to bed
good natured.
Good nature is the allspice of life.
Good natured men bear trouble more
easily than their fellows, and what is true
Of men is equally provable in women.
Cross grained people are never happy.
Surly dogs may not bite, but they are not
pleasant company. Ill temper is certain
TO exaggerate all your faults, to unnerve
your physique and TO send you disconso-
late through the day and keep you wake
full through the night. 1t is possible even
in such weather as we have been cursed
with this year for good natured people TO
exist in comfort. 1t is a mental, physical,
moral impossibility for ill natured people
to exist in comfort in any weather, what
ever may be the temperature.
Above all don't drink. And this applies
quite as much to ice drinks as to spirit
uous liQuors.-Joe Howard in Detroit
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